Transportation News & Views

Portion of Northbound I-405 planned for closure night of Sept. 24

Project contractors are planning to close a portion of the northbound I-405 over the Sepulveda Pass starting Saturday night, Sept. 24, for one night to take down some freeway signs and other equipment that are currently in the way of the new traffic lane now being constructed.

Temporary signs indicating how many miles to the next street exit will be put in their place, but the northbound-only side of the freeway will be closed for about five miles between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Boulevard while this work is performed. Another similar closure may be required later. As with all of these types of directional freeway closures, Sepulveda Boulevard will remain open as the official detour route between the closure hours of 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday morning.

The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements contractor is scheduled to implement a full northbound directional freeway closure between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Boulevard to support the removal and replacement of freeway overhead signs on the night of Saturday, September 24, 2011, weather permitting.

Freeway lane closures will begin at 11 p.m., leading up to the full northbound freeway closure between 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Ramps within the freeway closures may begin to close at 7 p.m. Saturday evening.

What: Full northbound directional freeway closure to support the removal and replacement of some freeway overhead signs and associated support structures on the northbound I-405 freeway. This work is required to support the construction and widening of the freeway roadway on the right hand side of the northbound I-405 freeway.

When: Work is anticipated to occur on the night of Saturday, September 24, 2011. Freeway lane closures will begin at 11:00 pm, leading up to the full northbound freeway closure between 1:00 am to 7:00 am.